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Chronology of the world's largest domes

Time of Construction Name Location Builder (State) Diameter Height Comment
118-128 AD Pantheon Rome, Italy Roman Empire 43,20 m 43,20 m first monumental dome
563 AD Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Turkey Byzantine Empire 31,5 m 55,6 m first completion 537 AD, rebuilt 563 AD after an earthquake
1420-1436 AD The Duomo Florence, Italy City state of Florence 45 m ? first double-dome structure in Europe, second world-wide